Nationals Daily Evolutions 1/27/11
by David Huzzard on Jan 27, 2011 11:01 AM EST
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The Nationals farm system jumped 4 spots from 23rd to 19th in Keith Law's ratings, and was said to be making nice progress since the MLB and Bowden years. --Sue Dinem at nationalsprospects.com
Despite this Bryce Harper was the only National listed in the MLB Network's countdown* of the top 50 prospects. --nationalsenquirer.com
It is good to see the Nationals farm system moving in the right direction, but the most important aspect is producing major league talent, and having a surplus of talent to produce more talent or sell off for more talent. --Sue Dinem from nationalsprospects.com
When compared to some of the best of all time Desmond's defensive numbers in his first season are the worst, but some of these great struggled as well and it begs the question of where does Desmond stack up against an average short stop. --nationalsreview.com
Former Nationals short stop, Cristian Guzman, is still looking for work. --Phil Wood at masnsports.com
Weather was a big deal in D.C. yesterday, and it has played a key roll in a few Nationals games. --Mark Zuckerman from natsinsider.com
Werth and Zimmerman recently found themselves in the owners box at a Caps game, and Ozzy was on the big screen in a Caps jersey. Maybe the Nationals can change their losing song to No More Tears. --Dan Steinberg in the D.C. Sports Bog
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Should we consider a move from 23rd to 19th a "jump"?
Considering, again, the nature of these types of lists (“no actual empirical data was harmed in the making of these ratings”) I typically consider anything below the 50% mark to be almost completely indistinguishable. Well, maybe a couple team at the VERY bottom are notable for their suckiness, but moving from 23rd to 19th is no cause for celebration, IMO.
Rob
"Valentines day is really the day pitchers and catchers report, and those are truly words of love.." -- David Huzzard
The positive trend identified by Keith Law is what makes this better than it looks.
He seems to be saying we’re on the move and may land in respectable territory in the future.
Plus
When you have Strasburg one year…he is removed…and you add Harper, that genuinely means that the org is improving regardless of these two individuals.
Klaw also said in the chat (thanks to whomever asked it if they are from this site) but AJ Cole has #1 starter stuff. Awesome.
You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!
Win or lose, Cole could be such a turning point for the franchise. He’s a highschooler so I have to temper my expectations, but I’ll really be interested to see what they do with him.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
I'm not sure
if this insanely long link is going to work, but according to one calculator, Riggleman should consider batting Jayson Werth leadoff.
Great stuff...
that supports my some of my unconventional lineup suggestions. Those numbers tell me that statistically, it’s best to set your lineup pretty much from best hitter to worst hitter. I believe Nyjer is the ideal candidate to hit 9th in the NL because his skill-set is limited to table-setting duty, yet his production does not warrant him receiving more AB’s than anyone. Hitting him 9th effectively takes an AB away from him each game while still letting him create havoc and help turn the lineup over.
An interesting (and somewhat realistic) option to hit leadoff was Bernadina. If his plate discipline and pitch recognition can evolve, he is a nice mix of power and speed in the poor-man’s-Rickey mould.
I wonder what this lineup would do:
Bernadina/Espinosa
Desmond
Werth
Zim
LaRoche/Morse
Espinosa/LaRoche
Pudge/Ramos
P
Morgan
Latest Boz Chat:
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Jan 27, 2011 11:41 AM EST reply actions
Man, that's cold
When you’ve got tenure at the Post, you can be as crotchety as you want.
;-)
Still like Bos a bunch.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
by souldrummer on Jan 27, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks much for the link, Patrick! Good stuff. That’s how I learned that Semin got extended. I think that I’m pretty positive on that because it’s a limited time and may actually increase the flexibility of the team in a lot of ways.
I’m surprised Bos is so confident that Werth is going to be playing a bunch of center field against lefties? Who’s going to be in right? I thought that Werth in right/Hairston in center is a better platoon combo than Werth in center/Hairston in right.
Boswell’s Werth in center stuff doesn’t make but so much sense to me until I actually see it.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
by souldrummer on Jan 27, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
The numbers say...
Harriston is the better defensive option in CF than Werth. If Werth is in CF who would be in right if Morse is in LF? Bernadina? Ankiel? If it’s Harriston, then just keep Werth in RF.
Harriston = Willie Harris/Jerry Hairston...even if not intentional that's pretty funny.
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Jan 27, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
Only trouble is,
“TAJH” doesn’t quite have the same ring.
Rob
"Valentines day is really the day pitchers and catchers report, and those are truly words of love.." -- David Huzzard
What about just "TAJ"?
“We’ve got the TAJ Mahal of bench options!”
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
Kennedy caught DUI
Maybe this is why he didnt play as well here?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/01/27/mariners-kennedy-dui.ap/index.html
Ian Desmond is my hero!
by Mezza on Jan 27, 2011 5:33 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Just reminds you that there's always stuff going on that we don't know about
Hope he is well and that it’s an isolated incident. I’m sure we all have friends and loved ones who have struggled with this, and I hope that he’ll bounce back to play where for the Mariners. That said, feel even better about going with Hairston instead of Kennedy for this year.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
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